Free live gig by New York rock band Keep Flying, with opening act Launch Control, at The Castle Tap in Reading.
Keep Flying play The Castle Tap on Sunday 1 November, with Launch Control opening the afternoon. It's a Sunday matinee, so you'll be in and out well before the working week kicks back in.
Keep Flying are a New York rock band formed in 2016, and they don't quite fit into one easy box. They blend punk, pop and hardcore, and they've got a horn section that sets them apart from most of the guitar bands you'll hear. Lyrically, they don't shy away from the heavy stuff — resilience, fear, depression, failure and success are the things that run through their songs.
They've spent the last decade sharing stages with names like The Bouncing Souls, Bowling For Soup, Real Friends, Reel Big Fish, State Champs, Four Year Strong, Less Than Jake and Big D and the Kids Table. That's a fair cross-section of the punk and ska scene, and it gives you a good idea of where they sit. They've also played Four Chord, Vans Warped Tour, SXSW, So What?! and The FEST, and they're signed to SmartPunk Records.
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The line-up is Henry on vocals and guitar, Rick on trombone, Peter on drums and John on sax and vocals. With a trombone and a sax in the mix, the horns aren't just a background detail — they're a proper part of the sound. Launch Control will get things started before Keep Flying take over.
It's a free entry, so you can just turn up. The Castle Tap is at 120 Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RJ, and the music starts at 14:30.
